UANMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

CVR Partners (UAN) reported substantially higher net income alongside solid revenue growth, though interest expenses increased significantly and cash levels declined.

The strong improvement in profitability suggests the nitrogen fertilizer producer benefited from favorable market conditions or operational efficiencies during the period. However, the notable increase in interest expense and reduced cash position warrant monitoring, as they could impact the partnership's financial flexibility going forward.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

UAN delivered solid financial performance with revenue growing 15.4% to $606.0M and operating income expanding 42.4% to $128.7M. Net income grew substantially from $60.9M to $98.7M, demonstrating strong operational leverage in the business. However, interest expense rose 29.5% to $62.9M and cash declined from $90.9M to $69.2M, indicating higher financing costs and potentially elevated capital deployment or distribution activity.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Net Income
P&L
+62%
$60.9M$98.7M

Net income grew 62% — bottom-line growth signals improving overall business health.

Operating Income
P&L
+42.4%
$90.4M$128.7M

Operating leverage kicking in — revenue growth outpacing cost growth, a hallmark of scaling businesses.

Interest Expense
P&L
+29.5%
$48.6M$62.9M

Interest costs rose 29.5% — monitor debt levels and coverage ratio in rising rate environment.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-23.8%
$90.9M$69.2M

Cash decreased 23.8% — monitor burn rate and upcoming capital needs.

SG&A Expense
P&L
+18.2%
$28.4M$33.6M

SG&A increased modestly — likely reflects growth-related hiring or sales expansion investment.

Revenue
P&L
+15.4%
$525.3M$606.0M

Revenue growing 15.4% — solid top-line momentum, watch margins for quality of growth.

Current Liabilities
Balance Sheet
-13.1%
$111.3M$96.8M

Current liabilities reduced — improved short-term financial position and working capital health.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-18
PRIOR — 2025-02-19
ADDED
As of February 13, 2026, there were 10,569,637 of the registrant s common units outstanding.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 75 Item 1A.
Organizational Structure and Related Ownership In April 2011, CVR Partners common units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) under the symbol UAN .
The following chart illustrates the organizational structure of the Partnership as of December 31, 2025.
Facilities Coffeyville Facility - We own and operate a nitrogen fertilizer production facility in Coffeyville, Kansas that includes a gasifier complex having a capacity of 89 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen, a 1,300 ton per day capacity ammonia unit and a 3,100 ton per day capacity UAN unit.
Plants require nitrogen in the largest amounts, and it accounts for approximately 58% of primary fertilizer consumption on a nutrient ton basis, per the International Fertilizer Association.
We experience seasonal fluctuations as demand for fertilizers is affected by the aggregate crop planting and fertilizer application rate decisions of individual farmers who make such determinations based largely on the prospective profitability of a harvest.
According to Fertecon Limited ( Fertecon ), from 1981 to 2025, global fertilizer demand grew 6% annually.
Global fertilizer use, consisting of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash, is projected to increase by 5% from 2022 through 2026 to meet global demand.
The United States is the world s largest exporter of coarse grains, accounting for 35% of world exports and 28% of world production for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, according to the USDA.
REMOVED
As of February 14, 2025, there were 10,569,637 of the registrant s common units outstanding.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 77 Item 1A.
Spot market A market in which commodities are bought and sold for cash and delivered immediately.
Icahn or his affiliates; our ability to issue securities or obtain financing at favorable rates or at all; bank failures or other events affecting financial institutions; changes in tax and other law, regulations and policies; impact of potential runoff of water containing nitrogen based fertilizer into waterways and regulatory or legal actions in response thereto; changes in our treatment as a partnership for U.S.
federal income or state tax purposes; rulings, judgments or settlements in litigation, tax or other legal or regulatory matters; risks related to potential strategic transactions involving the Partnership, or interests therein, in which CVR Energy and its controlling shareholder or others may participate; the cost and value of payouts under or in connection with our equity and non-equity incentive plans; our ability to procure or recover under our insurance policies for damages or losses in full or at all; and labor supply shortages, labor difficulties, labor disputes or strikes .
Organizational Structure and Related Ownership The following chart illustrates the organizational structure of the Partnership as of December 31, 2024.
The East Dubuque Facility has the flexibility to vary its product mix, thereby enabling it to upgrade a portion of its ammonia production into varying amounts of UAN and nitric acid, depending on market demand, pricing, and storage availability.
Plants require nitrogen in the largest amounts, and it accounts for approximately 58% of primary fertilizer consumption on a nutrient ton basis, per the International Fertilizer Association ( IFA ).
Because we primarily sell agricultural commodity products, our business is exposed to seasonal fluctuations in demand for nitrogen fertilizer products in the agricultural industry.
In addition, the demand for fertilizers is affected by the aggregate crop planting decisions and fertilizer application rate decisions of individual farmers who make planting decisions based largely on the prospective profitability of a harvest.
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